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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what year did Lessing marry Gottfried Lessing?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1942.

2. Who was the editor of The New Rhodesia?
(a) N.H. Wilson.
(b) Gottfried Lessing.
(c) Lessing.
(d) Frank Wisdom.

3. What did Lessing's landlady think about her stream of visitors?
(a) She did not notice the stream of visitors.
(b) She applauded her independence.
(c) She did not approve.
(d) She did not mind, but wondered what Lessing's mother thought.

4. When did Gottfried Lessing arrive in Southern Rhodesia?
(a) Immediately following the outbreak of war.
(b) After Kristallnacht.
(c) Before the outbreak of World War II.
(d) At the end of World War II.

5. How many trek oxen hauled the wagon carrying Lessing's family?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lessing describe their sex life?

2. After returning to England, where did Lessing's family settle?

3. What was the primary battle between Lessing and her mother centered upon?

4. How many eggs did Lessing attend to on the farm?

5. How long before this book was written did Europeans arrive in Southern Rhodesia?

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